North Korea vs Uruguay: emissions of air pollutants, per capita
North Korea
0.0861 tonnes per person
in 2022
Uruguay
0.0801 tonnes per person
in 2022
North Korea rank
30th
Uruguay rank
33rd
emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time
- North Korea
- Uruguay
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.0861 tonnes per person against 0.0801 tonnes per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.006 tonnes per person.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 30th and Uruguay ranks 33rd of 207 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.385 tonnes per person | 0.0523 tonnes per person | 0.3327 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.7207 tonnes per person | 0.0458 tonnes per person | 0.6749 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.956 tonnes per person | 0.0451 tonnes per person | 0.9109 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.4543 tonnes per person | 0.0468 tonnes per person | 0.4076 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.2102 tonnes per person | 0.0385 tonnes per person | 0.1717 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.1114 tonnes per person | 0.0732 tonnes per person | 0.0382 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0912 tonnes per person | 0.0791 tonnes per person | 0.0121 tonnes per person | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, North Korea or Uruguay?
- North Korea, at 0.0861 tonnes per person against 0.0801 tonnes per person in Uruguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between North Korea and Uruguay?
- 0.006 tonnes per person, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do North Korea and Uruguay rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 30th and Uruguay ranks 33rd of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.